Julio Manon

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Julio Manon
team=Long Island Ducks
position=Relief pitcher
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|6|10
birthplace=Guerra, Dominican Republic
debutdate=June 5
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Montreal Expos
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-3
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=4.66
stat4label=Strikeouts
stat4value=37
teams=
*Montreal Expos (by|2003)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2006)

Julio Alberto Manon (born June 10, 1973 in Guerra, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League.

He was originally signed as a non drafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in by|1993. He did not make his debut until mlby|2003 with the Montreal Expos. He went 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA in 23 games. After the 2003 season, his contract was sold to the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball League. He came back to baseball in the United States in by|2006, when he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on March 6. He would later go on to go 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 22 games for the Orioles. He was then granted free agency after the 2006 season on November 19. On June 5, by|2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He was then traded to the Athletics on July 13 to complete an earlier deal that had sent pitcher Kirk Saarloos to the Reds and pitcher David Shafer to the Athletics. Pitcher Dan Denham was also sent to the Reds.

On September 12, by|2008, Manon signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League after having spent the most of the 2008 season playing in the Orioles organization for the Double-A Bowie Baysox.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manonju01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=408249 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Julio-Manon.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]